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Head of Safeguarding


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Location

Exeter, Devon | United Kingdom


Job description

You will be responsible for operational management of the safeguarding service and provide strong leadership for staff which promotes an environment of creativity, innovation, and compassion. You must have excellent communication and presentation skills and be able to produce comprehensive and good standard quality assurance reports. You will be required to attend and deputise for the Deputy Director; Safeguarding & Public Protection at meetings across Devon Health and represent the trust at multi-agency, integrated care board and safeguarding board/partnership meetings. You will lead development and have oversight of areas of work delivered by the safeguarding service. This could include training, supervision, audit, PREVENT, health input into multi-agency safeguarding hubs, domestic abuse, modern slavery, safeguarding adult reviews or children safeguarding practice reviews. You will have a key role to play in ensuring learning and recommendations from safeguarding adults reviews, child practice reviews and domestic homicide reviews are implemented in a timely way within the Trust. You will provide expert safeguarding advise on safeguarding related matters, with an excellent knowledge of national safeguarding related legislation, guidance, and practice. You will be required to support staff with complex case management and escalation working towards improved partnership working and quality assurance. You will be required to work collaboratively with colleagues from all clinical directorates within Devon Partnership Trust as well as partner agencies to facilitate the operationalisation of safeguarding strategies. A detailed job description is attached


Job tags

Full time


Salary

£58.97k - £68.53k per annum

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